(Alfred Reed)/(Traditional)(G) - (C) - (D)(G) When a fellow has the blues and feels discouragedAnd there's (C) nothing else but trouble all his (G) lifeWhen he's always grumbled at and never happyLiving with a scolding, aggravating (D) wifeIf he's (G) sick and tired of life and takes to drinkingDo not pass him by, don't greet him with a (C) frownDo not fail to lend a hand and try to (G) help himAlways lift him up and (D) never knock him (C) down (G)If he stays out late at night because he's worriedAnd because his home is not what it should beHave a smile for him whenever you should meet himIt would help him just the right way, don't you seeIf he gambles when he's in the town or cityTell him what he ought to do to gain the crownLend a hand and do not fail to show him pityAlways lift him up and never knock him downIf he cannot pay his debts and feels disgustedIf he's blue and doesn't have a word to sayLet him know you are his friend who can be trustedIt would cheer this lonely fellow on his wayIf he finds it hard for him to keep his familyLet a kind word greet his ear when he's aroundDon't say anything at all to make against himAlways lift him up and never knock him downIf he has no friends and everyone's against himIf he's failed at everything that he has triedTry to lift his load, to help to bear his burdenLet him know that you are walking by his sideAnd if he feels that all is lost, and he is fallingTry to place that poor man's feet on solid groundJust remember he's some mother's precious darlingAlways lift him up and never knock him downAlways lift him up and never knock him down